Item Type : Periodical
Description : All these are either original productions or selective adaptions and condensations from Philippine and foreign publications. Usually brief and compact, lasting from two to ten minutes to read, each article offers a rewarding experience in one’s moments of leisure.
Issue Date : Volume IV (Issue No. 7) July 1939
Publisher : Community Publishers, Inc.
Language : English
Subject : Books and reading. ; Recreational reading.
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Place of publication : Manila
Language: English
Subject: Benedum, Michael L. ; Oil industry
Abstract: [Michael L. Benedum considered as one of the most successful oil wildcatter in history. This article states his different engagements on managing his businesses and wealth.]
pages: 16
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Language: English
Subject: Actresses; Durbin, Deanna ; Motion picture industry -- United States
Abstract: [This article showcases Deanna Durbin’s personality as a young Hollywood actress. It contains some interview answers from Deanna regarding her career.]
pages: 50-53
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Language: English
Subject: Adams, William, 1564-1620; Japan -- Officials and employees, Alien ; Shipbuilding -- Japan
Abstract: [William Adams is the lone survivor of a shipwreck off the Nipponese coast. He was imprisoned by Emperor Ieyasu but eventually escaped with the help of a Japanese woman named Kioto. Instead of returning to England, Adams chose to stay in Kioto. He offered his ship to the emperor in exchange for his marriage and freedom. He led the construction of many vessels. By this, William Adams was recognized as the builder of the Japanese Navy.]
pages: 24
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Language: English
Subject: Propaganda, German; Germany -- Politics and government
Abstract: [The organization of foreign propaganda by the German Government is so vast, so intricate, and so widely ramified, that it almost baffles description. There is not just one agency for the purpose, but a variety of bodies, each subdivided into departments and sections, linked up with the other main organs of Government such as the Foreign Office, the War Office, and the Gestapo ( Secret State Police), and sending out their multitudinous tentacles to the remotest corners of the universe, yet all controlled by a central authority. This article illustrates how German spies work.]
pages: 19-22
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Language: English
Subject: Success
pages: 28-30
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Language: English
Subject: Economic security
pages: 7-8
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Language: English
Subject: Habit; Self-actualization (Psychology)
pages: 57-58
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Language: English
Subject: Japan -- History; Japan -- Civilization; Japan -- Foreign relations -- Treaties; Japan -- Armed Forces -- Organization
pages: 2-6
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Language: English
Subject: Jews ; Short stories, Jewish
pages: 54-55
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Language: English
Subject: Confession (Law) -- Juvenile literature
pages: 13-16
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Language: English
Subject: Cultured pearls; Pearl industry and trade
pages: 44-49
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Language: English
Subject: Rizal, Jose P. (1861-1896)
Abstract: [This contains part of Jose Rizal’s letter addressed to the Governor General in Dapitan on February 1894 wherein he requests justice for those who’ve been accused of crimes and for them to undergo fair trial.]
pages: 1
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Language: English
Subject: Short stories, English
pages: 40-41
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Language: English
Subject: Swindlers and swindling
pages: 9-12
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Language: English
Subject: Japanese -- Brazil
pages: 12
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Language: English
Subject: England -- Finance
pages: 56
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Language: English
Subject: Roosevelt, Elliot
Abstract: [This article describes the character and personality of President Roosevelt’s son, Elliott Roosevelt. It shares how Elliot invited broadcasters at the White House without the presence of his parents. ]
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Language: English
Subject: Philippine poetry (English)
pages: 27
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Language: English
Subject: Ambition
pages: 23-24
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Language: English
Subject: Lawyers -- Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc.
pages: 59-62
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Language: English
Subject: Rogers, Will -- 1879-1935
pages: 17-18
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Language: English
Subject: Writing ; Meditation
pages: 39
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Language: English
Subject: Accountants -- Professional ethics
Abstract: [What to expect from accountants]
pages: 25-27
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Language: English
Subject: Gold industry -- United States
pages: 42-43
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Language: English
Subject: Genius
pages: 31-32,37-38
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Identifier: [pictures]
Language: English
Subject: Philippines
pages: 33-36
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